Personal Computer World

Acronis True Image 10 Home

Use Acronis True Image Personal 10 as your backup tool and it's a very different story. The program creates an image of your system partition (or any other you specify), then copies it to a second drive. This is much easier to use, as there's no need to create complex filters or specify the files and folders you'd like to back up. And if your hard drive gets corrupted later then recovery is very straightforward.

Paragon Drive Copy 9 SE

Just install the new drive, launch a Drive Copy wizard, and it'll be copying your system in seconds. Once it's finished you can switch your hard drives, reboot, and enjoy a revitalised, faster new PC. Provides tools to test drives, check file system integrity or scan for drive surface problems, for instance. Create partitions on the new drive.

Iolo AntiVirus

At first glance iolo AntiVirus looks much the same as any other antivirus tool. There's realtime scanning of downloads, emails and any files you might open, for instance. Scheduled and on-demand scans will give your system a more thorough checkup, and regular updates ensure you're always equipped to deal with the very latest threats.

Webroot Window Washer 6.5

Add a firewall, spam blocker and antivirus utility to a PC and it's tempting to think your data is secure. Anyone with physical access to your PC can still learn a great about your activities just from browsing your web history, the Windows recent items list, and all the other document histories maintained by just about every application you own. Protect yourself by installing Window Washer.

Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009

Simple, yet powerful suite that aims to get back to the disc burning basics. No bloat, no unnecessary features, no confusing options to get in your way, just the core functionality you need delivered through an easy-to-use wizard-based interface. In just one click you can be creating a simple data disc, for instance.

Paragon Drive Backup 9 PSE

Install Paragon Drive Backup 9.0 PSE and you'll get a very capable image backup tool that can clone any hard drive or partition with the minimum of hassle, saving the resulting image to local drives, a network system, CDs or DVDs. Most drive imaging programs take a long time to carry out their work, but this one is different.